Dear Parents,

Thank you for your support. This has been a very busy time of year. We have had the Spelling Bee, Lincoln Birthday Celebration, Parent Teacher Conferences, and Jazz Reading. 

Basketball

We'd like to recognize our basketball teams. Our Girls and Boys Varsity Basketball teams took 3rd place in the state tournament. It was a great year with great athletes.

St. Patrick's Day - March 17th

Students will be allowed to wear green shirts on March 17th. They must be in uniform pants, but can wear a green shirt that day.

THANK YOU

Thanks for your support of our school.  I often accredit other schools.  This past week I visited a school in Northern Utah.  They talked about the concerns they had and the lack of home support.  I'm grateful to be able to work with families who support their students in their educational efforts.  Lincoln is a fantastic place to be!

Dear Lincoln Families, 

I want to offer up a huge thank you to all those who have helped with the many things the Parent Council had going on this last month. It was so fun to see all your students so excited to have a Utah Jazz player come and visit with them. Thank you to the Jazz Reading Committee for all your planning and time which resulted in a successful Jazz Reading Month.  Many thanks also to everyone who was involved with the Lincoln Birthday Celebration. Also thank you to those who have helped with the Box Top Store; it was a successful drive for Box Tops. Your students loved it! Start saving your donations and box tops for next year.  Thank you to all those who helped with the PTC dinner as well.  I am sure I have left someone out, but please consider our fondest thank you.

This month the PC is celebrating our fabulous teaching staff. We truly have some wonderful people who put in so much effort teaching our students. I hope we can all remember to give them our thanks. 

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well" ~Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire

Jennifer Christensen

PC President

We are looking for volunteers to fill key positions on the Parent Council for the coming school year. Please contact Sheri Gustafson, next year’s Parent Council President, if you are willing and able to help out in any of these positions. 

Volunteer Coordinator-A member of the Council Executive Committee, you work closely with Ms. North to coordinate volunteer opportunities and needs at Lincoln. 

Emergency Preparedness Committee Chair-Determines emergency preparedness needs at Lincoln and supervises the gathering and storage of needed supplies.

Fundraising: Retail Kickbacks Chair-Works to link Lincoln Families with local and national stores which kickback a percentage of sales to Lincoln Academy. This is accomplished primarily through communication with the stores and notification of kickback opportunities to Lincoln Families.

Health Week Committee Chair and Committee Members-Oversees the organization of Lincoln’s Annual Health Week. (Multiple Positions Available)

Teacher Appreciation Committee Chair-Oversees a committee to plan and carry out Lincoln’s Annual Teacher Appreciation Week.

Junior Achievement Chair-Lincoln’s Connection to all things Junior Achievement!

If any of the above sound interesting to you, let Sheri Gustafson know ASAP! We look forward to working with you next year.  sheri@gusgirl.com

It’s not too late to make your voice heard in support of Senate Bill 38 which has the potential to bring significantly more dollars per student to Lincoln Academy.  Please follow the link provided to find out more information, endorse the bill, and get involved.  You may record one volunteer hour for every four legislators you individually email endorsing this bill.  If you sign up, Utah Charter Advocates will contact you via email, letting you know when they need you to send emails to State Senators and Representatives.  Both Houses are working diligently to pass this legislation by the end of the week! 

http://www.utahcharteradvocates.org/

Teacher Appreciation Week

Teacher Appreciation week is coming up later this month, and we would appreciate anyone who would be able to come in to the school and help out. See the following link for sign-ups:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4eaea82ba2f94-teacher1

Here are the plans for teacher appreciation week:

• Friday, March 18 - We will be decorating the teachers’ doors after school so they will be done for Monday morning.
• Monday, March 21 - "Behind the Scenes" - The kids can wear a shirt of the favorite color of one of their teachers or TAs. Junior High can pick one of their teachers. They must wear uniform pants. Look below for your teacher’s favorite color.
• Tuesday, March 22 - "VIP Lunch" 11:00 - 1:15. Elementary room moms will give the elementary teachers an extra 30 minutes to enjoy lunch.
• Wednesday, March 23 - "Fan Mail" - We encourage all the kids to bring in homemade thank you notes for their teachers and place them in the mailboxes provided.
• Thursday, March 24 - "Treat You like a Star" - 10 minute chair massages for the teachers & staff.
• Friday, March 25 - "Swag Day" - Special gifts for the teachers. Elementary room moms will be collecting for the elementary teachers & TAs.

Thank you for showing your support for all our teachers & staff in all they do.  If you have any questions, please contact Jen Parry at bluejenmom@gmail.com

In addition to the great write up in the news which we posted on Facebook last week, we thought you would enjoy reading the letter we received from Scholastic:

Dear Principal, Teachers, Volunteers, and Students,

We would like to thank you for your participation in the Be a Team Player – Read.

2016 Utah Jazz and Scholastic Book Fairs Reading contest.

Even more, thank you for all of your efforts in promoting the love of reading. I don’t believe there is a stronger gift than the gift of reading.

This year we had nearly 19,000 students read more than 11,333,832 minutes! Wow! That is something we all should be very proud of.

We hope your schools had a lot of fun and helped boost the reading in your school.

Listed below are the top 10 schools in alphabetical order.

You all did an outstanding job! Congratulations.

Box Tops Store Success!

Our Box Tops store profited the school over $900 this year!! Way to go students and parents! Monies earned from the Box Tops are used to purchase playground equipment, so keep saving those Box Tops, and we will continue the store next school year. Let’s set a goal to earn $1,500 for the year 2016 – 2017.

We will continue to accept donations through the remainder of the year and also through the summer months. More details for summer drop off will be available at a later date. 

Please check any Box Tops you may have at home, and if they are going to expire, please turn those in to the office. We can continue to turn in the Box Tops each month so don’t let them expire!

Thank you for your support for a successful Box Tops year!

Tuesday, March 22nd at Chick fil-A in American Fork (near Kohl's). 3-10 pm

Don’t forget your flyer because it is required for Lincoln to earn money.

Note: Chick fil-A has a new program. If all family members silence their devices and put them in their box at the table, and refrain from using their devices the whole meal time, the family members will receive a free ice cream! It's an excellent program trying to get families to spend time talking to each other instead of being distracted by their phones! :) Go on March 22^nd and give it a try!!!

Come support our AMAZING students at the Inspirations Regional Awards Night!  

The top winners from our school wide Inspirations Art Competition will compete at the regional level on Friday, March 11th at 6 PM 

Canyon Grove Academy

588 West 3300 North

Pleasant Grove, UT  84062

That is just down the road from Lincoln Academy! We hope to see you all there!

Lincoln Academy is partnering with H&R Block this tax season! Use this referral code: #40010001087820 when you have your tax return prepared. If you are a new H&R Block client, we will get a $20 contribution. 

Follow this link for a flyer that you can take in with you when you have your taxes prepared.  It has the referral code on it already!  You can also pass this on to friends and family.

http://www.hrblockreferrals.com/Non…/KitFlyer/40010001087820

Lincoln Academy’s Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LincolnAcademySchool

Join with other Lincoln Parents on Facebook. The purpose of this site is to provide parents with a place to ask general questions, set up car pools, arrange clothing swaps, etc.

You can access that site by clicking on this link:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/lincolnacademy/

Please note: This is a moderated site. Any comments of a political nature will not be posted. This is also not the place to post any endorsements of private businesses or programs. Finally, this is not the place to air grievances about Lincoln, its staff, or teachers.   

Please help us keep this page as it was intended to be…a friendly, helpful place for parents to communicate with one another.

Don’t forget, when shopping at amazon, to make your purchases through Amazon Smile. http://smile.amazon.com/

Link your account to Lincoln Academy and a percentage of every purchase will be credited back to Lincoln. You can find a quick link to Amazon Smile on the top right corner of Lincoln Academy’s web page. Only purchases made via Amazon Smile will result in money back to the school.

Did you know…you can help our school earn money by shopping at your favorite stores!

The following stores will give a percentage of sales back to Lincoln Academy.

Smiths: Log on to smithsfoodanddrug.com, click on community rewards, then create an account to link your Fresh Values card to the school.

Target: If you have a RED card log on to target.com, click on the REDcard link, then take charge of education, then sign me up to link your card to the school.

Ridley’s: If you have a Home Town Advantage card you can donate your points to the school.  This can be done in store or online at shopridleys.com, click on the Home Town Advantage link, log-in or create a log-in, then look for the request to donate link/form.  **Ridley’s rewards are based on the calendar year, so in January be sure to link your card again!

Watch for more information as we partner with additional businesses in the community. 

Thank you for supporting these businesses and Lincoln Academy!

Parent volunteers are an important part of the success of Lincoln Academy and are very much appreciated!

- To find volunteer opportunities, please visit Lincoln Academy's website, click on the tab at the top of the home page that says "Volunteer", and then click the "I Can Help!" button associated with the position(s) you would like to volunteer for. An email will be sent to Mrs. Kinkade who will either contact you or the person who is in charge of the volunteer need will contact you.

It's really important to our opportunities for grants and other funds that we record our volunteer hours.

- To record your volunteer hours, click the [Log On] on the opportunities page in the upper right corner.  Click "Register" to set up your account. Complete the account information and click "Register".

You will receive an email that your account has been registered. Once the email is received by you, you may go back to the [Log On] and proceed to log your volunteer hours.

The Parent Council hosts Dollar Dress Days on the first Wednesday of each month. Students bring a dollar for the option to wear free dress. (Appropriate free dress can be found at the end of the uniform policy on the http://www.lincoln-academy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/LAUniformPolicy2014.pdf .) This free dress day is optional. Students are encouraged to earn their own dollar to pay for their free dress option.

If you are in need of Lincoln T-shirts or hoodies, please contact the front office. There is a limited number of shirts and hoodies left over. FYI - The T-shirts can be worn every Friday and navy hoodies are allowed to be worn in class every day.